Earthquake details

Saturday, March 12, 2011 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Japan on Saturday, March 12, 2011 at 01:43 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Hitachi (Japan - JP), about 86.4 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.555 and latitude 36.331.

Magnitude 5.1
Alert Strong
Depth 28.4 km
Coordinates 36.331, 141.555
UTC time 2011-03-12 01:43:19.860
Location Mito
Country Japan (JP)
Severity Strong

Earthquake map 2011-03-12

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